Gaza Arabs made four attempts to infiltrate the western Negev on Sunday evening. The first attempt took place at approximately 5 PM. Two Arabs managed to escape Gaza, but were quickly caught and arrested by IDF soldiers. The two were taken to security services for questioning.

In the second incident, soldiers discovered that Arabs had managed to infiltrate near Ein Shlosha, in southern Gaza. In the third incident, two Arabs refused to step away from the security fence near Hof Zikim. IDF soldiers shot and wounded one, and the other fled. In the fourth incident, three Arabs managed to break through the security fence north of Kissufim. They were searched and found to be unarmed, and were transferred to security services.